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Yaqub Surname Meaning

Arabic and Assyrian/Chaldean: from the personal name Yaʿqūb Arabic and Syriac form of the Biblical name Jacob which is also the name of a prophet in Islam.

This form of the name is most common among Muslims in the Indian subcontinent (especially in Pakistan) and Nigeria.

See also Yakub; compare Yacoub and Yaqoob.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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